James Mott (New Jersey)

James Mott (18 January 1739-18 October 1823) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-NJ) from 1801 to 1805, succeeding Thomas Sinnickson and preceding John Lambert.

Biography
James Mott was born in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey in 1739, and he served in the county militia during the American Revolutionary War. He went on to serve in the General Assembly from 1776 to 1779, as State Treasurer from 1783 to 1789, and in the US House of Representatives from 1801 to 1805. He died in 1823.